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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Road rage

In the past few years, road rage incidents have risen sharply. Scientists and behavioral specialists have been studying the root causes for more than 20 years with no clear-cut explanation. Whatever the root cause is, person A’s reactions to...

Winter wear

Well, we all knew it was too good to last. Mother Nature and Old Man Winter joined forces and clobbered most of Canada with some brutal winter weather, so we’re going to go over a few tricks to make...
E-Bulletin March 15/2024 Stopping and Parking Restrictions for Commercial Truck Drivers in Glacier National Park In early November, Parks Canada proposed  stopping and parking restrictions in the Rogers Pass  summit area of Glacier National Park, BC due to  safety concerns.   Thank you for...
Roadcheck is back and takes place May 17-19 this year across North America. Trucks that fail inspections risk being taken off the road. Get ahead of it and don’t let it happen to your trucks. Let us help you through this...
2021 saw an elevated number of M&A transactions in the supply chain industry. Strategic buyers continued to look for value-creation opportunities as large firms fought for market share. The COVID-19 pandemic continued to highlight the importance of the global...
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has come out in support of recent Ontario legislation concerning temporary staffing agencies.  Ontario’s Doug Ford Government has drafted legislation that will mandate licenses for temporary staffing and help agencies.  The legislated move is...
The trucking industry in Canada is subject to a large number of regulations that originate from, are administered by, and enforced by many different organisations across the country.  For professional drivers and safety professionals, it can be confusing to...
Lately, we have witnessed troubling occurrences that make one wonder about the world we are living in and the country we call home. Our Canadian government has mandated that those entering our country must go into quarantine. While in...
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has tossed another degree of vulnerability into the 2020 standpoint for the transportation business. Then, spot rates are relied upon to increase as agreement rates fall this year, a coordinations official said. Spot rates allude...
E-Bulletin March 28/2024 New learning pathway for Class 1 drivers On March 27, 2024 Transportation and Economic Corridors announced upcoming changes to training requirements for Class 1 drivers in Alberta.  Until these changes are implemented, drivers will still be required to complete existing Class 1...